Kirindy serotine
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| Kirindy serotine | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Neoromicia |
| Species: | N. bemainty |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoromicia bemainty (Goodman et al., 2015) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Hypsugo bemainty Goodman et al., 2015 | |
The Kirindy serotine (Neoromicia bemainty) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.[2] It occurs in the central and south-central portions of western Madagascar. As of the most recent IUCN assessment in May 2016, it is of least concern.
Taxonomy[edit]
This species was formerly thought to be related to Neoromicia anchieta , but has now been proven to be a distinct species endemic to Madagascar.[1] Although it was initially described in the genus Hypsugo, later phylogenetic and morphological evidence found it to belong to the genus Neoromicia.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It inhabits the central and south central portions of western Madagascar. It is known to occur in different forested as well as non-forested zones, from 0 to 870 m in elevation. It is also known to occur in the general vicinity of the Kirindy Forest north of Morondava, which is part of the Menabe Antimena protected area; the Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park; the Kirindy Mitea National Park; and Amoron'i Onilahy protected area. There is evidence to suggest that it can tolerate an undefined level of human disturbance to its habitat.[1]
Threats[edit]
The habitat it is known to inhabit is known to be under stress from logging and clearance for slash and burn agriculture, although the fact that the species is not strictly dependent on forested areas makes it difficult to assess how much of a threat this poses.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Goodman, S. (2017). "Hypsugo bemainty". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T85200870A85201578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T85200870A85201578.en.
- ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Hypsugo bemainty)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Monadjem, Ara; Demos, Terrence C; Dalton, Desire L; Webala, Paul W; Musila, Simon; Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C; Patterson, Bruce D (2021-04-01). "A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (4): 1114–1146. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087. hdl:2263/84301. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Fasel, Nicolas J; Mamba, Mnqobi L; Monadjem, Ara (2020-10-05). "Penis morphology facilitates identification of cryptic African bat species". Journal of Mammalogy. 101 (5): 1392–1399. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyaa073. ISSN 0022-2372.